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The Soiling of Old GloryThe photograph that captured Boston's busing crisis: How it was taken, and why it still matters.

By Louis P. MasurPosted Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 7:00 AM ET

Click here to read a slide show on The Soiling of Old Glory.Click here to read a slide-show essay on the photograph that captured Boston's busing crisis.

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Louis P. Masur teaches American studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. This slide show draws on material from The Soiling of Old Glory: The Story of a Photograph That Shocked America. He can be reached at . Stanley Forman is currently an award-winning video cameraman at WCVB in Boston. He can be reached art .
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